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| View Article | 7:01 a.m. | September 16, 2026 | WBEZ | 10 jazz sets to see this month at Chicago’s free festivals, from up-and-comers to John Coltrane tributes | https://www.wbez.org/music/2026/09/16/jazz-chicago-free-festivals-music-englewood-hyde-park-coltrane-miles-davis | Chicago has had an especially big year for jazz, beginning when the city hosted the [ _UNESCO International Jazz Day_ ][26] in April. But local fans of the genre know that September is the city’s true jazz month, when three free festivals unfold across town. While Downtown’s city-run Chicago Jazz … |
| View Article | 7:01 a.m. | September 16, 2026 | WBEZ | Historic South Side building is the first to violate Chicago’s cooling ordinance this year | https://www.wbez.org/health-medicine/2026/09/16/chicago-heatwave-cooling-ordinance-violation-air-conditioning-heat-related-death | City officials say the historic Yale Building at 6565 S. Yale Ave. became the first to violate Chicago’s cooling ordinance this year when its chiller broke down in late August. “Following our inspection of 6565 S. Yale Ave., inspectors cited the property for an inoperable chiller and noncompliance with the … |
| View Article | 7:01 a.m. | September 16, 2026 | WBEZ | 2026 is the year of Chaka Khan, from her new album with Sia to a West End musical | https://www.wbez.org/music/2026/09/16/chaka-khan-chakzilla-sia-west-end-musical-chicago-music | To see Chaka Khan perform is to be both enthralled by her icon status and charmed by her approachability. In June, she took the stage at First Avenue in Minneapolis as part of “Prince Celebration: 2026,” a week-long tribute to her late friend and collaborator. Sporting her signature, glowing smile … |
| View Article | 7:01 a.m. | September 16, 2026 | WBEZ | More people than ever are trying to get into college classes in Illinois prisons. It hasn't gotten easier. | https://www.wbez.org/2026/09/16/more-people-than-ever-are-trying-to-get-into-college-classes-in-illinois-prisons-it-hasnt-gotten-easier | Access to college classes in Illinois prisons is falling further behind demand, even as the state makes progress getting people into GED and literacy programs. That’s according to [ _data published_ ][1] by the Illinois Department of Corrections at the beginning of September. The number of people on educational waitlists … |
| View Article | 7:01 a.m. | September 16, 2026 | NBC Local | Chicago weather: Rain and storms nearly every day as ‘unsettled' pattern continues | https://www.nbcchicago.com/weather/chicago-weather-rain-and-storms-nearly-every-day-as-unsettled-pattern-continues/3989641/ | Showers and storms are in the Chicago forecast for the next week, with some pockets of heavy rain and storms snarling the morning commute Wednesday. The rainy weather pattern comes as a cold front lingers into Thursday. Stream NBC 5 for free, 24/7, wherever you are. [ ![Watch button][1] WATCH … |
| View Article | 7:01 a.m. | September 16, 2026 | Fox Chicago | Cooler weather settles in across Chicagoland | http://www.fox32chicago.com/weather/cooler-weather-chicagoland | ![Cooler weather settles in across Chicagoland][1] ![Cooler weather settles in across Chicagoland][1] #### [ Cooler weather settles in across Chicagoland ][2] Mike Caplan has your Chicago weather update! #### The Brief * * Showers and thunderstorms move through at least southern counties this morning. * Highs stay in the 70s … |
| View Article | 7:01 a.m. | September 16, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | 10 jazz sets to see this month at Chicago’s free festivals, from up-and-comers to John Coltrane tributes | https://chicago.suntimes.com/music/2026/09/16/jazz-chicago-free-festivals-music-englewood-hyde-park-coltrane-miles-davis | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][93] * [ Facebook ][94] * [ Bluesky ][95] * [ Email ][96] * [ Reddit ][97] * [ Flipboard ][98] Chicago has had an especially big year for jazz, beginning when the city hosted the [ _UNESCO International Jazz … |
| View Article | 7:01 a.m. | September 16, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | More people than ever are trying to get into college classes in Illinois prisons. It hasn't gotten easier. | https://chicago.suntimes.com/2026/09/16/more-people-than-ever-are-trying-to-get-into-college-classes-in-illinois-prisons-it-hasnt-gotten-easier | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][74] * [ Facebook ][75] * [ Bluesky ][76] * [ Email ][77] * [ Reddit ][78] * [ Flipboard ][79] Access to college classes in Illinois prisons is falling further behind demand, even as the state makes progress getting … |
| View Article | 7:01 a.m. | September 16, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | 2026 is the year of Chaka Khan, from her new album with Sia to a West End musical | https://chicago.suntimes.com/music/2026/09/16/chaka-khan-chakzilla-sia-west-end-musical-chicago-music | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][53] * [ Facebook ][54] * [ Bluesky ][55] * [ Email ][56] * [ Reddit ][57] * [ Flipboard ][58] To see Chaka Khan perform is to be both enthralled by her icon status and charmed by her approachability. … |
| View Article | 7:01 a.m. | September 16, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Historic South Side building is the first to violate Chicago’s cooling ordinance this year | https://chicago.suntimes.com/health/2026/09/16/chicago-heatwave-cooling-ordinance-violation-air-conditioning-heat-related-death | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][45] * [ Facebook ][46] * [ Bluesky ][47] * [ Email ][48] * [ Reddit ][49] * [ Flipboard ][50] City officials say the historic Yale Building at 6565 S. Yale Ave. became the first to violate Chicago’s cooling … |
| View Article | 7:01 a.m. | September 16, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Dear Abby: Neighbors are friendly, but mom doesn't want daughter visiting them | https://chicago.suntimes.com/dear-abby/2026/09/16/dearabby-today-dear-abby-mom-doesnt-want-daughter-visiting-neighbors | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][37] * [ Facebook ][38] * [ Bluesky ][39] * [ Email ][40] * [ Reddit ][41] * [ Flipboard ][42] **DEAR ABBY:** My next-door neighbors are appropriately friendly, mow their lawn and generally mind their own business. The husband … |
| View Article | 7:01 a.m. | September 16, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Chirping cicadas pique Chicago area's curiosity | https://chicago.suntimes.com/letters-to-the-editor/2026/09/16/cicadas-chicago-forest-preserve-muslims-el-sayed-mamdani-art-ai | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][18] * [ Facebook ][19] * [ Bluesky ][20] * [ Email ][21] * [ Reddit ][22] * [ Flipboard ][23] In a recent Sun-Times [ article ][24] headlined “Are cicadas louder this year?” one person wondered if more cicadas … |
| View Article | 7:01 a.m. | September 16, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | 'Broadview 6' say Boutros' 'significant failings' warrant special counsel probe of 'poisoned' case | https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2026/09/16/broadview-six-boutros-abughazaleh-perry | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][1] * [ Facebook ][2] * [ Bluesky ][3] * [ Email ][4] * [ Reddit ][5] * [ Flipboard ][6] Four months after the spectacular collapse of the “Broadview Six” case, the onetime defendants argued Tuesday that “significant failings” … |
| View Article | 7 a.m. | September 16, 2026 | CBS Local | Ed Sheeran's supporting acts pull out of tour after Macklemore was dropped over pro-Palestinian comments | https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/ed-sheeran-macklemore-openers-back-out-finneas-aaron-rowe-beoga-lukas-graham/ | Several supporting acts quit Ed Sheeran's tour on Tuesday after the rapper [ Macklemore was removed for pro-Palestinian comments ][4] he made during a concert in New Jersey. Hours after Sheeran posted on social media about Macklemore's ouster and attributed the decision to the tour's promoters, Aaron Rowe, Beoga, Finneas, … |
| View Article | 7 a.m. | September 16, 2026 | CBS Local | 16-year-old boy shot while walking in Albany Park | https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/albany-park-teen-shot/ | A 16-year-old boy was shot while walking in Albany Park on Tuesday night. Chicago police said the teenager was walking in the 4700 block of North Albany Avenue just before 9 p.m. when he was shot in the left foot and abdomen. Police said he took himself to Swedish Hospital … |
| View Article | 7 a.m. | September 16, 2026 | ABC Local | Chicago City Council committee to take up Mayor Brandon Johnson's renter ordinance | https://abc7chicago.com/post/chicago-city-council-committee-take-mayor-brandon-johnsons-protecting-renters-ordinance/19838709/ | CHICAGO (WLS) -- Members of Chicago's City Council are set to consider Wednesday an ordinance proposed by Mayor Brandon Johnson to protect renters' rights. The Housing Committee could vote on the mayor's Protecting Renters Ordinance or PRO. ### [ ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24/7. Click here to watch ][28] … |
| View Article | 7 a.m. | September 16, 2026 | ABC Local | House votes for a third time to end the Iran war as conflict drags on | https://abc7chicago.com/story/house-votes-third-time-end-iran-war-conflict-drags/19838811/ | For a third time, the U.S. House has voted to end the war in [ Iran ][20] , approving a war powers resolution that would halt President Donald Trump's ability to continue military action without congressional approval. The roll call late Tuesday, 220-204, was similar to earlier efforts this summer, … |
| View Article | 7 a.m. | September 16, 2026 | ABC Local | Paris court awards Kim Kardashian 1 euro after her 2016 robbery | https://abc7chicago.com/story/paris-court-awards-kim-kardashian-1-euro-2016-robbery/19838889/ | SAINT-ETIENNE, France -- A Paris court on Tuesday awarded 1 euro ($1.15) to [ Kim Kardashian ][12] for having been the victim of an armed robbery in the French capital in 2016, the amount of compensation she had asked for, according to a lawyer involved in the case. Kardashian has … |
| View Article | 7 a.m. | September 16, 2026 | ABC Local | Charlie Kirk's family signals intent to sue, alleging 'stunning failures' led to on-campus assassination | https://abc7chicago.com/story/charlie-kirks-family-signals-intent-sue-alleging-stunning-failures-led-campus-assassination/19838903/ | The family of Charlie Kirk alleges in a newly obtained notice of claim that a "series of stunning failures and reckless decisions" by Utah Valley University led to the conservative activist's on-campus [ assassination ][8] last year. Kirk, the co-founder of the conservative student organization Turning Point USA, was fatally … |
| View Article | 7 a.m. | September 16, 2026 | ABC Local | Coast Guard, FBI investigating after 2 oil tankers bound for US hit with cyberattacks: Sources | https://abc7chicago.com/story/coast-guard-fbi-investigating-2-oil-tankers-bound-us-hit-cyberattacks-sources/19838934/ | The Coast Guard and FBI are investigating after two oil tankers bound for the U.S. were hit with suspected cyberattacks last month, prompting American authorities to launch investigations into both incidents, sources told ABC News. On Aug. 21, one of the tankers, described as a "foreign-flagged commercial vessel" was boarded … |